Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20


Last Friday the Lake Champlain sea SER
pent appeared in the lake oft Burlington and
created great commotion in the water,
while the people turned out 10y hundreds to
watch his antics from the roofs OF houses
and other elevated places. There was
difference of opinion as to what it really
was that created the disturbance. Some
said it was squat Of wind, some that it
was flock of wild geese, and others were
bound to believe that il was his veritable
snakeship himself Adirondack Murray was
fortunately ON deck that day and had Il full
view of the apparition from his house
which commands view of the lake for
many miles. In letter to the Free Press
ON Monday Mr.. Murray described the
monster" and told its name. Here is the
main part of the letter 1t is interesting
reading in view of the tact that the sea
serpent season has opened early this season
"In NV wanderings | have CHANGED to
see some strange things and had cause 10
note some of the deceits that nature can
practice on the senses | have seen ships
sailing through the clouds with every sail
and spar discernible. | have seen Wild
horses seemingly at pasture, lOOO rect
/ above the pralrles ON winch Vie9 io,'' "
the woods have heard souhuS anu SEE"
appearances III tine hight tiine noI " pe ~,
counted Tor, the wleru rell'S'iluI "i e, W
which haunts me today' buu am iioe "
say thaV never saw vi ,taiiu " 50 4; p,,.
| pearahce more sUal U"Hs S''''i - -,
iington in front of my house last FRIDAY
morning. The appearance has been many
| times described with a fair degree of accu-
racy: In length he seemed at ,SaSV w.
ieet longer Inhh cailai poav "OuiS ~
distance ms coioT was AT 'l'''e9 VI -; So
brown, at others ne seei'eu 4" ue fIi.
ing Whlue ike UHe Sc"ieS VI '
motion was uhdulatory ana Sii'' VI W.,
erlnS thIouSn MS "n"le e"s',' ';i'i,'', ~,
lzed NM ne illoNeu Wlvh Ssu1'ii9'iI''e ,.,.
pldlty toward tne horI"' an
showing the luii leh6I d VI "''
he sank from signU' MS Is "a ''" nl.' io;,
"l the sea seTPenI uS S@" 1t" ~
was perfect me o1oioaV '.' .',,'f,,,i,.
most skepucai Wouiu haNe 1voi ri ri ,.' Wy
conNlhceu VhaV niS 'f'' ''''''
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nave "a ne" siaI' II, /
VnlIlhlis VhaI nc "Iui l., ,l.
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hal ana auJusteu tle ,e"se' iO' W..
.I,,, "a, fIb.,
range "ouiu sto" us n,ise'a Pif''l,'y ,-,',
hrSt thoughS ol iItIeIulVy a. So e.,
ing az IL oetoIe l VooA ~! s'''sa lie NH
une iacV u '"e eNce''', MliP' aid H.
"hi'n " was my I..''',C Il ~, ,,.ats,
myself coulu EYER NOV haJ arc.
as last as InaV .iins u so,ls ,,.La, tbo ,,r,
" reacneu Sile eia,'''' IT,, ba IL tbor,
ran alois 'ne s.iI .'I,.l,',,h +har, ',,.a.
ne Is asain anu SUI L;tss,i ,ha.,,,
Vhe serPeh! pi!e iiiol :, MS. LEI 81.
moving WIN immense ~, lati.,'S tIrp,,',h,
SAINT Pe'uiiai WIZ "Voi ~ ;..a,,l,. a.,
my siuss 10 "eui upon I'm -. Ji'a,,,,'aJ
Hne mystery was Una. .. l',, ,saI,,a
ne immense SEQ i hi af ,',al hirdy
iIseiL iiiTo al a, a., i, lane, i'm,
VI .lie p.oNei amy 81 -, tha r;,,ht
"h'rn u. swung W an an RI. H. So M
or ielu a 'nel .ii,,. 80, HI,
tneir wings anu u Ios.' GO i,tar !,
the Lone, mr. short cmryings of their Aigh
t thew we're nying at such an angle as re
j CARDS the gazer that the under side Of the
p wings and breasts were seen the serPen
a long ana "hl,e appeared, neii vi,eI .oI'
I ,,,,ra';i, - ~. ,,n,,s we're turne,
, toward the gazer. the white line faded on
i and the monster seemed to sink from view